Sullair Pink Compressor Raises Money for Charity, Breast Cancer Research
Sullair this week announced its one-of-a-kind, pink 185 Series Tier 4 Final portable air compressor raised $32,500 in the ARA Foundation Charity Auction, and $21,000 for Susan G. Komen Chicago. Texas First Rentals of Cibolo, Texas, purchased the pink compressor, which became the highest bid item in the history of the ARA Foundation Charity Auction.
In addition to raising funds for the ARA Foundation, Sullair is making a separate charitable donation to Susan G. Komen Chicago to support breast cancer awareness and research. Sullair will donate a combined $21,000 to the organization. Sullair is donating $10,000, and 11 authorized Sullair distributors teamed up to donate an additional $11,000.
The late Ed McMorrow of Peerless Energy Systems, an Omaha, Neb.-based authorized Sullair distributor, rallied Sullair channel partners to team up and support Sullair's efforts for Susan G. Komen Chicago. The 11 participating distributors include Peerless Energy Systems; Brabazon Pump, Compressor & Vacuum; Diversified Air Systems; AIRITE Inc.; Metro Air Compressor; Blake & Pendleton; Air Compressor Energy Systems Inc.; Air Capital Equipment Inc.; CompressAir; Blackhawk Equipment; and Comairco.
“What was most gratifying throughout this campaign was the sense of community created—with our employees, our channel partners, and our neighbors,” said John Randall, president and CEO of Sullair. “Many employees and channel partners were deeply touched and motivated to join in the cause. We are proud to know this record-setting item will directly benefit both the ARA Foundation and Susan G. Komen for breast cancer research.”
Beth White Carona, executive director of Susan G. Komen Chicago, added, “This is corporate social responsibility in action. We are so proud to be a part of the incredible partnership we’ve been able to forge with Sullair this year. The money raised by Sullair, its employees and channel partners will stay in our local communities and will impact your families, neighbors and community. This generous donation will work to ensure everyone has equitable access to the care and resources they deserve.”
Before the compressor was shipped to the ARA Show in Las Vegas, Sullair held a signing event at its Michigan City, Ind., campus. Employees signed the unit with names and notes of encouragement for those fighting breast cancer and memories in honor of those who lost their battle.
The pink canopy was manufactured in-house in the new Sullair Michigan City-based fabrication shop with pink powder coat paint donated by PPG. Sullair then cut, bent, powder-coated, assembled, and installed the pink canopy onto the compressor. The pink Sullair compressor is powered by a 49 hp Perkins 404F-E22T diesel engine and delivers 185 cfm of air at 100 psi.
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Michael Roth has covered the equipment rental industry full time for RER since 1989 and has served as the magazine’s editor in chief since 1994. He has nearly 30 years experience as a professional journalist. Roth has visited hundreds of rental centers and industry manufacturers, written hundreds of feature stories for RER and thousands of news stories for the magazine and its electronic newsletter RER Reports. Roth has interviewed leading executives for most of the industry’s largest rental companies and manufacturers as well as hundreds of smaller independent companies. He has visited with and reported on rental companies and manufacturers in Europe, Central America and Asia as well as Mexico, Canada and the United States. Roth was co-founder of RER Reports, the industry’s first weekly newsletter, which began as a fax newsletter in 1996, and later became an online newsletter. Roth has spoken at conventions sponsored by the American Rental Association, Associated Equipment Distributors, California Rental Association and other industry events and has spoken before industry groups in several countries. He lives and works in Los Angeles when he’s not traveling to cover industry events.